Editing Callaway County, Missouri (section)

===Federal===
All of Callaway County is included in [[MO-03|Missouri's 3rd Congressional District]] and is currently represented by [[Blaine Luetkemeyer]] (R-[[St. Elizabeth, Missouri|St. Elizabeth]]) in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]. Luetkemeyer was elected to a seventh term in [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections|2020]] over Democratic challenger Megan Rezabek.
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District — Callaway County (2020)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''15,349'''
  |percentage = '''73.76%'''
  |change     = '''+3.97'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Megan Rezabek
  |votes      = 4,974
  |percentage = 23.90%
  |change     = -4.21
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Leonard J. Steinman II
  |votes      = 450
  |percentage = 2.16%
  |change     = +0.06
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = 
  |candidate  = Write-ins
  |votes      = 37
  |percentage = 0.18%
  |change     = 
  }}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. House of Representatives — Missouri's 3rd Congressional District — Callaway County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Blaine Luetkemeyer'''
  |votes      = '''11,916'''
  |percentage = '''69.79%'''
  |change     = '''-1.96'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Katy Geppert
  |votes      = 4,799
  |percentage = 28.11%
  |change     = +4.32
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Donald V. Stolle
  |votes      = 359
  |percentage = 2.10%
  |change     = -1.07
  }}
{{Election box end}}

Callaway County, along with the rest of the state of Missouri, is represented in the [[U.S. Senate]] by [[Josh Hawley]] (R-[[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia]]) and [[Roy Blunt]] (R-[[Strafford, Missouri|Strafford]]).
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate – Class I – Callaway County (2018)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Josh Hawley'''
  |votes      = '''10,661'''
  |percentage = '''62.44%'''
  |change     = '''+14.39'''
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Claire McCaskill
  |votes      = 5,705
  |percentage = 33.41%
  |change     = -10.78
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Independent (politician)
  |candidate  = Craig O'Dear
  |votes      = 322
  |percentage = 1.89%
  |change     = 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Japheth Campbell
  |votes      = 271
  |percentage = 1.59%
  |change     = -6.17
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jo Crain
  |votes      = 116
  |percentage = 0.68%
  |change     = +0.68
}}
{{Election box end}}

Blunt was elected to a second term in [[2016 United States Senate elections|2016]] over then-Missouri Secretary of State [[Jason Kander]].
{{Election box begin|title=U.S. Senate — Class III — Callaway County (2016)}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = '''Roy Blunt'''
  |votes      = '''10,983'''
  |percentage = '''57.24%'''
  |change     = '''+9.19'''
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jason Kander
  |votes      = 7.084
  |percentage = 36.92%
  |change     = -7.27
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Jonathan Dine
  |votes      = 534
  |percentage = 2.78%
  |change     = -4.98
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Green Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Johnathan McFarland
  |votes      = 238
  |percentage = 1.24%
  |change     = +1.24
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Constitution Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Fred Ryman
  |votes      = 347
  |percentage = 1.81%
  |change     = +1.81
  }}
{{Election box end}}

====Political culture====

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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|15,206|5,926|323|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|14,815|5,870|498|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|13,057|4,989|1,287|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|11,745|6,071|416|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|11,389|7,580|397|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|11,108|6,559|106|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|8,238|6,708|362|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|5,567|5,880|1,690|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|4,880|5,799|3,302|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|6,687|5,209|42|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|8,262|4,327|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|6,755|5,560|520|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|5,115|4,843|101|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|6,313|3,036|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|4,277|3,738|1,276|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|2,983|5,916|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,054|5,344|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|3,572|5,165|0|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|3,818|5,484|19|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,433|6,215|10|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|3,143|5,757|24|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|3,574|7,162|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,112|7,160|21|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|2,079|7,042|51|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|3,269|5,153|15|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|2,799|5,904|133|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|3,274|6,035|30|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|2,009|3,882|28|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|1,525|3,544|333|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,911|3,878|56|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,765|3,596|105|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,864|4,133|56|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|1,849|4,358|71|Missouri}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,453|3,620|223|Missouri}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,624|3,912|29|Missouri}}

At the presidential level, Callaway County has become solidly Republican in recent years despite being a Democratic stronghold for much of its history. Callaway County strongly favored [[Donald Trump]] in both [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]. [[Bill Clinton]] was the last Democratic presidential nominee to carry Callaway County in [[1996 United States presidential election|1996]] with a plurality of the vote, and a Democrat hasn't won majority support from the county's voters in a presidential election since [[Lyndon Johnson]] in [[1964 United States presidential election|1964]].

Like most rural areas throughout Missouri, voters in Callaway County generally adhere to socially and culturally [[Conservatism|conservative]] principles which tend to influence their Republican leanings. Despite Callaway County's longstanding tradition of supporting socially conservative platforms, voters in the county have a penchant for advancing [[Populism|populist]] causes. In 2018, Missourians voted on a proposition (Proposition A) concerning [[Right to Work|right to work]], the outcome of which ultimately reversed the right to work legislation passed in the state the previous year. 62.63% of Callaway County voters cast their ballots to overturn the law.